Los Andes Province (Bolivia)
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| Lake Titicaca and Andes-Cordillera | |
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| Capital | Pucarani |
| Area | 1,658 km² |
| Population | 69,636 (2001) |
| Density | 42.0 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| Established | 24 November 1917 |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.LP.LA |
| La Paz Department | |
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Los Andes is one of the twenty provinces in the central parts of the Bolivian La Paz Department.
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[edit] Location
Los Andes province is located between 16° 00' and 16° 47' South and between 68° 08' and 68° 45' West. It extends over 90 km from North to South, and 75 km from East to West.
The province is situated on the south-eastern shores of Lake Titicaca and borders Omasuyos Province in the Northwest, Ingavi Province in the South, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the East, and Larecaja Province in the North.
[edit] Population
The population of Los Andes Province has increased by 20 % over the recent two decades:
- 1992: 62,185 inhabitants (census)
- 2001: 69,636 inhabitants (census)
- 2005: 74,693 inhabitants (est.)[1]
- 2010: 76,181 inhabitants (est.)[2]
63.8 % of the population speak Spanish, 96.2 % speak Aymara, and 0.1 % Quechua. (2001)
The literacy rate of the province's population is 81.1 %, with 90.6 % among males and 72.4 % among females. (2001)
Infant mortality from 1992 (6.8 %) to 2001 (7.3 %) has remained high over that decade.
63.5 % of the population have no access to electricity, 70.1 % have no sanitary facilities. (2001)
57.5 % of the households have a radio, 13.0 % a TV-set, 32.4 % a bike, 1.1 % a motorbike, 2.5 % a car, 0.4 % a fridge, 0.9 % a phone. (2001)
71.5 % of the population are Catholics, 24.2 % are Protestants. (1992)
[edit] Division
The province comprises four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2005, est.) | Seat |
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| 1st | Pucarani Municipality | 29,311 | Pucarani |
| 2nd | Laja Municipality | 17,445 | Laja |
| 3rd | Batallas Municipality | 19,821 | Batallas |
| 4th | Puerto Pérez Municipality | 8,116 | Puerto Pérez |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- General map of province
- Detailed map of province towns and rivers
- Population data (Spanish)
- Social data (Spanish)
Coordinates: 16°20′S 68°25′W / 16.333°S 68.417°W
